March 1, 2018 • Blog, Events
It’s hard to know if Eunice Kennedy Shriver truly understood the magnitude of what she was beginning when she kicked off the first Special Olympics International Summer Games at Soldier Field on July 20, 1968. When she concluded her opening...
March 1, 2018 • Blog, Featured
For the 54 SOWI athletes and Unified partners heading to Seattle for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in July, it goes without saying the week of competition and festivities is going to be a special time for them. But for two...
February 28, 2018 • Blog, Featured
11 of this year’s 12 Polar Plunges are officially in the books! With La Crosse, the original Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Wisconsin, celebrating its 20th annual Plunge this upcoming weekend, it should make for the perfect icing on the...
February 28, 2018 • Blog, Featured
As a child, SOWI athlete PJ Taylor used to attend summer camp at the Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt, Wisconsin. The experiences were a highlight of Taylor’s youth, and the memories have stayed with him to adulthood. But they haven’t...
February 28, 2018 • Blog, Featured
Hannah Roehrig is a senior at Brillion High School and the president of their Unified Champion School program. She is a leader in the Inclusion Revolution in schools in Wisconsin and earlier this month she traveled to Washington, DC with the Special...
February 16, 2018 • Blog, Featured
It makes sense that hockey players would be well suited to the Polar Plunge. There’s no doubting their toughness or their comfort with ice and extreme temperatures. So naturally, some members of Madison’s hockey community have been plunging together in the...
January 31, 2018 • Blog, Events, Featured
If you find yourself at the Oshkosh Polar Plunge this year on February 17, you might just find yourself face to face with a polar bear as he emerges from the icy waters. And, no, we’re not even talking about...
January 31, 2018 • Blog, Events
The Polar Plunge comes to Lambeau For the first time in the history of the Special Olympics Wisconsin Polar Plunges, the Green Bay Polar Plunge will take place at historic Lambeau Field! On February 24 you can join fellow Packers fans...
January 31, 2018 • Blog, Featured
Now that we’re well into the new year, it’s time for Special Olympics Wisconsin to turn its eyes toward the 2018 USA Games in Seattle, Washington. And this year’s USA Games are extra special because we’re also celebrating Special Olympics’...
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